161-year-old headstone returned to rightful place

BANGOR — A 161-year-old gravestone has been returned to its rightful place in Maine after sitting for years in a sheriff’s department evidence room.

The gravestone for Alzada A. Fifield, who died in 1850 at the age of 7 months, has been returned to the small Bradford Corner Cemetery in Bradford.

The grave marker and two other stolen gravestones had sat for years in a Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department evidence room. Two of the headstones were returned to their proper places after Sheriff Glenn Ross asked for the public’s help in determining where they had come from.

But the Bangor Daily News says the third one remained in the evidence room until a member of the Bradford Heritage Museum and Historical Society recently discovered where it belonged.

Here at MaineToday Media we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion.

To ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no-bullying policy. To participate, you must follow our Terms of Use. Click here to flag and report a comment that violates our terms of use.